European
Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (valid May 25, 2018)
The protection of
your personal data is very important to us at PiBot Store. We want you to feel
safe when using our websites. We explain here what data we collect and how we
use it.
Data collection
and logging
Each time one
of the websites of PIBOT.COM and the data on it is accessed, a log file is
created and saved with the following information:
·
name of the file or data accessed
·
date and time of access
·
the amount of data transferred
·
confirmation on whether the data was
accessed successfully
·
IP-address (unique address for
internet-ready devices)
·
referrer (name of the website accessed
immediately before)
·
browser name (including version)
·
Operating system used
We log the
traffic on PIBOT.COM for data security reasons and to ensure the stability and
reliability of our system while also protecting PIBOT.COM against possible
external attacks. In addition to this, we evaluate the data using statistical
analysis. The data kept in the log file are not directly linked to users and
their identities, and are for internal purposes only. They are not passed on to
third parties. The data is not be used to personally identify visitors to our
websites. The data is not collated or merged with any other data. The
administration of our websites using information technology as well as
anonymous statistical surveys based on data usage allow for a better overall
evaluation of the data accessed on PIBOT.COM in order to optimize our online
offerings (see below).
Personal data
You can
obviously use the content on PIBOT.COM without disclosing any personal data.
Personally data means information that could be used to disclose your identity
such as your name, your email address and country.
In certain
individual cases (for example competitions, newsletters, blogs or communities),
we do, however, need to use personal data. In such cases we will expressly draw
your attention to this and will, on principle, kindly ask for your consent to
collect and process your personal data.
When we
collect, process and use such personal data, we always do so only for the
stated purpose. The data will be treated confidentially, stored on secure
servers and will not be forwarded to third parties or used for other purposes.
You have the
right to withdraw your consent at any time with immediate effect. If you have
any questions, please contact the Data Protection Officer of PiBot Store (see
below for contact).
Your rights
(relating to revocation, correction and deletion of information)
Your data will
only be used for the stated purposes and will not be sold to anyone. You have
the right to revoke your consent at any time. You can direct such requests to
us using the contact details on this website. Please note that if you should
choose to revoke you consent to access your data, personalized services on PIBOT.COM
may, however, no longer be available.
You have the
right, as stipulated in EU legislation, to demand information about what
personal data (such as your name and address) is stored on PIBOT.COM. Please
submit such requests in writing to the Data Protection Officer at PiBot Store
and state what subject your data disclosure request is in reference to.
In accordance
with the statutory provisions, you also have the right to have your personal
data corrected and deleted. Please submit such requests to us using the contact
details on this website.
Contact forms
and confidentiality of emails
We offer
contact forms in many places on PIBOT.COM. We will use your data shared on such
contact forms for the specified purposes. Should other purposes also be
applicable we would explicitly point this out and ask for your consent in such
cases. Please also note the following if you send us any emails: we cannot
guarantee the confidential treatment of your correspondence on its way to us if
you choose to use an unencrypted email service provider.
Use of cookies
What are
cookies?
Cookies are
small text files that are temporarily stored on the hard disk of your device. PIBOT.COM
uses cookies for technical reasons without pointing this out in detail on each
occasion. We save your IP address during the use of cookies.
Cookies do not
store any personal data, and are used to collect anonymous data and statistics
on the use of the website by visitors. Cookies help us measure how well our
websites are performing. This data helps us to improve and customize our
content so you get more out of your visit to PIBOT.COM.
Which cookies
does PIBOT use?
Session
cookies
These cookies
only last for the duration of a session. They will disappear from your computer
when you close the browser or turn your computer off. If you have chosen to
identify yourself on PIBOT.COM, we will also use session cookies that contain
encrypted information to identify you.
Persistent
cookies
These cookies
remain on your computer even after you close the browser or turn off the
device. They are activated each time a user visits the website that created
that particular cookie. To this end, you are assigned a unique identifier. This
unique identifier is part of a persistent cookie that we leave on your browser.
This serves various purposes such as, for example, saving your preferred PIBOT
language.
If you do not
want us to remember your computer, you can disable the storage of cookies in
the browser that you are using or turn on notification for when cookies are
sent.
PIBOT.COM can
also be used without cookies.
Cookies remain
active for 365 days. Post-click cookies (which are necessary to track data
after the initial click) is set to 20 days by default.
Measurement and
analysis tools (in development)
We employ
usage data for statistical purposes and analyses to help us to constantly
improve and develop our online content. We do not aggregate the collected data
with other data sources. The data is used for internal purposes only and not
disclosed to third parties.
The apps that
are currently distributed by PiBot Store are designed to serve the purpose of
data economy. For statistical evaluation purposes, we collect information on
when and how often the apps are started, used, closed and updated. This
information is analyzed as individual pieces of data and not linked to any
other data. No personal data is used during the data analysis process. For
evaluation purposes, the IP addresses of devices that use PIBOT-Apps will be
logged; however, this happens anonymously.
This anonymization
process is outsourced to a specialized service provider. On principle, PIBOT
does not collect any data on location or device identification number (UDID).
If personal data is to be collected and used within the framework of an app by PiBot
Store, this app will contains a separate declaration and information on data
protection.
PiBot Store,
however, has no influence on which data is collected and stored by network
providers and operating system manufacturers when using its apps and how such
data used.
Which tools we
use and how they work:
Facebook Pixel
We use
Facebook pixel to target people who visit PIBOT's website more directly. As is
common in this industry, we use Facebook Pixel to improve our advertisements
and to provide people with more relevant ads.
Facebook pixel
is a short piece of JavaScript code that is inserted into the HTML code of a
web page. When a web page is loaded, Facebook pixel sends general information
about the browser session to Facebook. If possible, a secure HTTP connection is
used here. No personal data about the visitor to the website is transmitted.
Google
Analytics, Firebase Analytics and Google DFP
PIBOT uses the
web analytics service provider Google Analytics as well as the app analytics
service Firebase Analytics to improve and further develop its content and
services in addition to Google DFP which embeds relevant advertising.
These are services
provided by Google Inc. (Google). Google uses cookies and text files that are
stored on your computer to analyze your usage of this website. The information
generated by cookies about your usage of this website (including your IP
address) is transmitted to and stored on Google servers in the United States.
Your IP
address is anonymized while you use this website. Google normally truncates IP
addresses within member states of the European Union as well as the European
Economic Area before they are communicated to their servers. Only in
exceptional cases will your full IP address be sent to a Google server in the
US and shortened there.
Google uses
this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on
website activity for the operators of the site and to provide other services
related to website activity and internet usage. Google will also transfer this
information to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties are
used to process this data on behalf of Google. Third parties, including Google,
place ads on websites on the Internet, using stored cookies to provide relevant
ads based on previous visits by a user to this site.
Google won't
associate your IP address with other any data. You can prevent the storage of cookies
by a changing the settings on your browser. We would like to point out,
however, that in this case you may not be able to fully use all features of
this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing data
generated by cookies related to your use of the website (including your IP
address) by downloading and installing a browser plug-in available using the
following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. For more
information about disabling Google ads, please visit the Disable Google Ads
page or refer to the Disable Network Ad Initiative page.
You can
withdraw your consent to data collection and retention at any time with future
effect. For more information about Google's terms, see below.
Google
Analytics Opt-Out:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Basic
description of how Google uses cookies to deliver personalized ads and how users
can disable this on mobile devices:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de
General
external tool for users to disable personalized ads based on online tracking:
https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/
Personalized
ads can also be disabled via the following Google link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous?hl=en
Internet
services and social media integration (currently in development)
PiBot Store
continues to constantly test new services to support internet-friendly ways of
content distribution, including curating services such as ScribbleLive and
Storify. We embed our content within social networks such as Facebook, Google
Plus, Soundcloud, Twitter and YouTube.
For example,
we embed content from providers such as YouTube, which is stored on their
servers, on our websites. If you open a link to such a website that features
outside content, this provider will receive the IP address of the device you
use to go online. This external provider cannot draw any conclusions about your
personal data from this IP address alone, but can infer, for example, where you
are located geographically. Furthermore, this provider can program cookies on
your device, with which they can log your online behavior.
Other examples
are the embedded social network recommendation buttons (also called
"social plugins") in our content.
SmartFocus
PiBot Store
uses SmartFocus to send newsletters.
SmartFocus has
his own tracking system. By adding some parameters to the URLs of the links
used in messages, we know when a member clicks. And by placing a 1x1 pixel at
the end of each message, we know if a member opened the message.
Modifications
The
information in this guide is intended to contribute to a better understanding
of EU data protection rules. The guidelines will be updated regularly, content
may be subject to modifications without notice.
You can contact PIBOT's data protection officer and data protection
supervision at
PiBot Store